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Cumberland County Office on Aging outlines services, events and a May 22 public hearing
Summary
Lisa Williams, executive director of the Cumberland County Office on Aging, told host Sandra Taylor that the office is expanding services — from ADRC care management and Memory Cafe gatherings to Meals on Wheels, transportation improvements and 1,450 senior farmers market vouchers — and invited the public to a May 22 area-plan hearing.
Sandra Taylor, host of Spotlight on Cumberland County, interviewed Lisa Williams, executive director of the Cumberland County Office on Aging, in a program that ran through the department’s services, funding and upcoming events for older adults.
"They can come into the ADRC and find out what information" is available for seniors and people with disabilities, Williams said, referring to the Aging and Disability Resource Connection as a one-stop place for care-management referrals, property tax rebate help and Medicare counseling. Williams said the office’s outreach team and social workers screen callers and match them to programs "based on their income and abilities" so residents can often remain at home longer.
Why it matters: Williams emphasized that the county’s programs support aging in place and daily safety, from driver check-ins on Meals on Wheels deliveries to on-site application help for energy assistance. "We brought in about $5,000,000 in federal and state grants" this year, she said, noting New Jersey Transit grants that…
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